The Individuals Who Shaped the Diamond Industry in 2023
26 December 2023 Rapaport’s “People of the Year” reflect the broad range of challenges affecting the trade — and some…
A New Dawn for the Botswana Diamond Industry
22 December 2023 The country is at a pivotal point in its diamond journey, with the new deal between De…
Si6 winds up Botswana drilling, nets more nickel-copper
20 December 2023 Si6 Metals has added further impetus to its highly-prospective Botswana precious and base metals play, with its…
Use of IDs between Botswana and Zimbabwe not formalised
17 December 2023 There is no signed agreement between Botswana and Zimbabwe on the use of National identity cards (IDs)…
Nhabe District exports over 160 tonnes of beef to DRC
16 December 2023 Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) has exported over 162 tonnes of frozen boneless beef from Maun, Ngamiland and…
Arkle Resources wins two lithium exploration licences in Botswana
16 December 2023 Arkle Resources PLC on Friday said it has been awarded two exploration licences in the Makgadikgadi salt…
Botswana’s indigenous food vendors blend tradition with health
13 December 2023 In the bustling city of Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, lies Main Mall, one of the oldest…
Zimbabwe and Botswana provisionally agree on free movement of citizens
10 December 2023 The Presidents of Zimbabwe and Botswana have in principle agreed on the free movement of their citizens,…
Law society demands scrapping of capital punishment
9 December 2023 The Law Society of Botswana (LSB) has called for the abolition of death penalty and direct election…
Power Metal Resources to start drill testing at Botswana project
8 December 2023 Since early October, Aim-listed exploration company Power Metal Resources has advanced plans to drill test a key…
Botswana to extend and expand fresh-produce import restrictions
5 December 2023 Botswana said on Monday it would extend and expand restrictions on imports of some fresh produce as…
Botswana establishes SmartBots Lab to drive innovation and digital transformation
3 December 2023 Botswana is taking significant steps to position itself as a leader in the global digital economy by…
Good news for Cobre at its Kitlanya West Project in Botswana
3 December 2023 Cobre has announced results from the recently completed AC, RC and soil sampling programmes on the Kitlanya…
Giyani secures $16m for Botswana manganese project
1 December 2023 Canada-headquartered Giyani Metals has secured $16-million in financing from South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to advance…
Premium Nickel drills 2.19% NiEq over 13.45 metres at Selebi North, Botswana
29 November 2023 Premium Nickel Resources Ltd. [TSXV-PNRL; OTCQX-PNLLF] reported additional assay results from drilling at its past-producing nickel-copper-cobalt sulphide…
Bumper copper, silver grades in Botswana for Si6
28 November 2023 Si6 Metals’ latest batch of drill assays from its Dibete project in Botswana show a hole with…
Tlou Energy announces first gas from Lesedi 6 Production Pod
28 November 2023 Tlou Energy, developing power solutions for Botswana through gas-fired power and ancillary projects, reports that gas has…
Iconic Botswana mine enlists AI to drive exploration
25 November 2023 The machines will work independently of a human driver and are managed by a systems engineer from…
Botswana – a pioneer in sustainable tourism and a reference in Africa
22 November 2023 Botswana stands out as a reference in sustainable tourism in Africa. 37% of its land are protected…
De Beers and Botswana to Seek New Diamond Deposits
22 November 2023 De Beers and the Botswana government will work together to find more diamond deposits, after both sides…
China’s MMG seals $1.9 billion deal to buy Khoemacau copper mine in Botswana
22 November 2023 Chinese miner MMG Ltd’s share price jumped on Tuesday to a near eight-week peak after it agreed…
Lucara Botswana unearths yet another whopper
21 November 2023 “Dumelang, betsho. I am so delighted to learn that Lucara has made yet another big diamond discovery…
Botswana still wants HB Antwerp model, even without HB
17 November 2023 Botswana miner Lucara Diamond may have nixed its agreement to sell all its big stones to HB…
WDC praises establishment of permanent Kimberley Process secretariat in Botswana
17 November 2023 World Diamond Council (WDC) president Feriel Zerouki has said the finalisation of arrangements for the establishment of…
Botswana funnyman William Last KRM wins international award
15 November 2023 Congratulations are in order for popular Botswanan comedian William Last KRM. The funny-man recently bagged himself an…
Si6 jags high-grade copper-silver in Botswana
14 November 2023 Si6 Metals has jagged shallow, high-grade supergene and primary copper-silver drill intersections at its Dibete project in…